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Monument record TQ 96 SW 235 - Cleaver and Mist's Cement Works
Summary
Site of cement works operated from c1820 to 1890.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 91039 64193 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ96SW |
| Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
The site of the Bayford cement works set up in the early 1820s by Samuel and Charles Cleaver for the manufacture of Roman cement. Portland cement was manufactured from the early 1850s . Firm became a limited company in 1883, but did not prosper and closed in 1890.
It is marked on the 1st and 2nd editions O.S. but as disused on the 3rd edition.
The site has been cleared.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 22 2009 10:43AM